It was heretofore the only form made use of in the preter tenses.
Mi iris preter la fenestroj de la domo = I went by (past, beside) the windows of the house.
Du sinjorinoj iris preter ni, kaj transiris la straton = Two ladies passed (went) by us, and crossed the street.
The expressions are in the preter tense, and it would be downright idiotism to say that a man could prophecy in the preter tense.
They were brought round by a French Knight of Malta of the name of Pierre Jean le Bidoulx, which was abbreviated into Pregent by his countrymen, and corrupted by us into Perye John, and Preter John.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "preter" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
